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Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes came into force in November 2010. This Directive is intended to strengthen the protection of animals needed for research and safety testing, minimise the number of animals used in experiments and require alternatives to be used where possible. The new Directive is required to be transposed into Irish law by 12...

Hospital Closure (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. It provides me with an opportunity to update the House on this matter. Abbeyleix community nursing unit provides continuing care, day care and respite services to people in Laois and Offaly and the bordering areas of Kilkenny, Carlow, Tipperary and Kildare. It is a two-storey building, formerly a fever hospital, acquired by the Midland Health...

Hospital Closure (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I agree with Deputy Flanagan that we must provide for the needs of people as they grow older. That is something we absolutely endeavour to do. Those needs can be met through various mechanisms, including hospital services, home help, home care programmes, long-term care and sheltered housing. Our aim is to allow people to remain in their homes as long as possible and to ensure they are...

Hospital Closure (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The Deputy does not want to listen. There is none so blind as he who will not see and none so deaf as he who will not listen. The bottom line is that we are obliged to make difficult decisions. We do not make them lightly, but we have little choice given the poisoned chalice passed down to us. However, the situation has improved. In regard to the moratorium on public sector recruitment,...

Accident and Emergency Services (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. To tackle unacceptably long waiting times in emergency departments on a sustainable basis, immediately following my appointment I set about establishing the special delivery unit, SDU. It will not have escaped the Deputy's notice that this problem is the legacy of his Government, although, as the former Ceann Comhairle, he may claim not to have...

Accident and Emergency Services (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: Sufficient funds are in place to ensure appropriately staffed beds are available in the hospital mentioned. The Deputy should bear in mind that we are discussing low acuity and not high acuity. An analysis was done by the SDU on the IT system that was installed at a cost of less than €250,000. Although it is not completely installed throughout the system yet, it is a fraction of the €10...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The policy on school health examinations forms part of the Best Health for Children guidelines, produced in 1999 and revised in 2006. These guidelines were produced after a rigorous evaluation of international literature, and a review of good practice in Ireland and abroad. A comprehensive training programme for staff working in this area was also developed. The policy is kept under...

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Regions: Health Service Executive Regions (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The breakdown of population across the four HSE regions is shown in the following table. This is based on the latest official figures available, the 2006 Census. The figures for the 2011 Census have not yet been finalised by the Central Statistics Office. However, the preliminary CSO Census 2011 figures indicate that the total population has increased from 4,239,848 in 2006 to 4,581,269 in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I have stated my Department's policy that there must be sufficient inpatient beds to treat all people with cystic fibrosis who require hospitalisation. I am happy to say that construction of the new 100 bed unit at St Vincent's hospital is well under way and is due to be completed next year. The new building, which has single en-suite rooms and isolation rooms, will play a vital role in the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: Department has been providing electronic payslips to its employees for a number of years as part of the Employee Self Service (ESS) feature which is enabled by the Payroll System and provided through the existing Departmental Intranet. A limited number of hardcopy payslips are provided to employees in circumstances where an employee does not have access to ESS through illness, off-site...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The information requested is not currently held by my Department. The agencies concerned have been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: My Department has sought a report from the HSE on the matter referred to by the Deputy.

Hospital Services (8 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The health service requires strong management capacity to deliver on service targets in an effective and efficient way within available resources, and also to lead change in a complex environment. Over a period the HSE has identified a need to develop management capacity, especially in certain hospitals. In June 2011, the executive invited tenders from potential service providers for a...

Hospital Services (8 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: We are not of the view that hospitals are being downgraded; they are changing the emphasis on the care they provide. Our primary concern is that hospitals are safe. Decisions are still in the process of being assessed; therefore, no final decisions have been made. We are evaluating the matter. All of the hospitals are different and the universal health insurance implementation commission...

Hospital Services (8 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: Each Minister receives a capital budget and it is his or her responsibility and that of his or her Department to make the relevant decisions in respect of that budget. That has always been and remains the case.

Hospital Services (8 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I am committed to ensuring acute hospital services at national, regional and local level will be provided in a clinically appropriate and efficient manner. In particular, I want to ensure that as many services as possible can be provided safely in smaller hospitals. To this end, the Government will publish a framework for the development of smaller hospitals to set out how their future will...